Sappi Announces Grant Recipients for 2011 Ideas that Matter Program

Sappi Fine Paper North America, Boston, Mass., USA, this past week announced the 22 grant recipients for its 12th annual Ideas that Matter—a grant program that recognizes and supports designers who generously donate their time and talent to a wide range of charitable causes. Since 1999, Sappi's Ideas that Matter program has awarded more than $12 million worldwide in grants to designers around the globe. This year's winning projects represent a wide range of social, cultural, and environmental issues and were selected based on the proposal's creativity, potential impact, and ability to implement real change.

The selected proposals were determined by an independent judging panel of leaders from the design profession. This year's judges, all widely recognized for their forward-thinking commitment to design for social good, included Allan Chochinov of Core77.com, New York, N.Y.; Oliver Munday of Oliver Munday {group}, New York, N.Y.; Dawn Hancock, Firebelly Design, Chicago, Ill.; Petrula Vrontikis, Art Center College, Pasadena, Calif.; and Kit Hinrichs, Studio Hinrichs, San Francisco, Calif.

"Sappi Fine Paper North America is proud to continue supporting Ideas that Matter, as it's a testament to how well-executed design can have a positive, exponential effect in the communities served by the nonprofit," said Patti Groh, marketing director, Sappi Fine Paper North America.

A list of the twenty two 2011 Ideas that Matter grant recipients and their respective project titles and nonprofit benefits are available online. The Call for Entries for next year's Ideas that Matter program will be announced this spring.

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